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    Search, retrieval & recommendation· survey· 2009

    Matrix Factorization Techniques for Recommender Systems

    Yehuda Koren (first author) · 2009

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    DOI 10.1109/mc.2009.263OpenAlex W2054141820

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    Why it matters

    Canonical explanation of latent-factor recommendation and the Netflix Prize methodological revolution.

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    2009 (from OpenAlex)
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    11,720 citations, as counted by OpenAlex (CC0)
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    Editor's notes

    • Classed as survey: An expository magazine article (IEEE Computer) summarising Netflix Prize methods, not their original publication. (AI draft (Claude), not yet reviewed, 2026-10-29)

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